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Archive for June, 2008

Now Available: Our June 25 and June 12 Webcasts (Archived)

Posted June 30th, 2008 by MSPMentor

In case you couldn’t join us for MSPmentor Live: CEO Exchange on June 25 and June 12, both webcasts are now archived and available for your on-demand viewing. Simply visit the MSPmentor Event Center to access the webcasts.

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Four Secrets to Starting A Successful Business, Part 1

Posted June 30th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri

So, you want to launch a small business or reposition your company as a managed service provider (MSP). What steps can you take to maximize your chances for success? I’ve written a four-part blog to cover that very question. Tune in each day this week for the next chapter. Here’s part 1: Finding the right partner to co-launch your business.

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SaaS 20 Stock Index Down 3.6% for the Week

Posted June 27th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri

Software as a service (SaaS) may represent the future of IT, but MSPmentor’s SaaS 20 Stock Index continues to slide downward like the rest of Wall Street. While the Dow is approaching bear market territory — down nearly 20% from its October 2007 high — the SaaS 20 Stock Index has slid 16.38% in 2008 and 3.63% for the week ended June 27.

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Intuit Cutting Staff Amid SaaS Transition

Posted June 27th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri

Intuit, a member of our SaaS 20 Stock Index, is cutting 7 percent of its staff (or about 575 positions). The move reflects Intuit’s accelerating shift to software as a service (SaaS). Indeed, the company plans to move even faster from packaged software to online services, social networking and mobile technologies, according to the Associated Press.

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PartnerPedia Social Network: Launching In July

Posted June 27th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri

PartnerPedia — a new social network for managed service providers and VARs — is set to launch in July. The site is the latest online community that allow MSPs and IT service providers to network, collaborate and outsource work to one another.

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Small Businesses Not Satisifed With Managed Bandwidth Services

Posted June 26th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri

The results of a new survey, from Quocirca, suggest that small businesses in the United Kingdom are not very happy with their managed bandwidth services.

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Dell’s Subtle Message to Managed Service Providers

Posted June 26th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri

Dell made a subtle but important move when the company announced storage management and data protection services on June 25.

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Last Call: Nominations for the MSPmentor 250

Posted June 26th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri

We are accepting nominations for our MSPmentor 250 until the close of Friday, June 27, eastern time. Note: If you’d like to submit multiple nominations, you may need to clear your Web browser’s cache after each survey submission.

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In SaaS, Do First Movers Finish Last?

Posted June 25th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri

Should you race to gain “first-mover advantage” in the software as a service (SaaS) market? Or should you sit back and learn from the early mistakes your rivals make? Before you answer that question, consider the situation at eGain Communications — which is celebrating its tenth year as a SaaS specialist.

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